Hipparchia of Maroneia (Greek: Ἱππαρχία; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher and wife of Crates of Thebes. She was born in Maroneia but her family moved to Athens where Hipparchia came into contact with Crates the most famous Cynic philosopher in Greece at that time. She fell in love with him and despite the disapproval of her parents she married him.
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